1.0.3 Now Available

by Jonathan Davis — February 12th, 2009

The big release is finally arrived. Thanks to everyone who helped track down bugs, provide ideas for enhancements and for everyone that has waited patiently on these updates! Thanks to everyone willing to contribute back to the Shopp community.

This release is jam packed with fixes, refinements, enhancements and even new features. The entire list of changes is too lengthy to list here, but here are just a taste of the goodies in 1.0.3:

1.0.3 Update Highlights

Fully supporting MySQL strict-mode

Numerous fixes for generating URLs system-wide

Several fixes for IE in the admin and shopping pages

Better HTTPS detection and handling system-wide

Fixes for IIS-based hosting environments

Fixes and enhancements to the email system and email templates

Fixed browser titles for products and categories

Fixed bestseller dashboard stats in the admin

Fixed an issue with adding tax rates for multiple countries when the countries do not have state/province zones

Fixed image scaling settings for thumbnails so that they behave as expected

Fixed an issue with adding a category in the post/page editor using the shortcode button

Fixes for WordPress integrated account login/logout handling

Fixes to the cart to correctly calculate shipping and taxes before checkout

Enhanced search performance on shopping pages and in the admin UI

Enhanced category pagination for better customization

Enhanced the database schema and Shopp’s DB access engine to support MySQL in strict mode

Enhanced list UIs in the admin with new columns and support for WP 2.7 screen options

If that’s only the highlights, you can just imagine how much went into this release. You’ll find the update in your Shopp → Settings → Update screen. Be sure your key is activated or buy one.

Even with the exhaustive bug fixes, I know this release still doesn’t address every single known issue, but I suspect 1.0.4 will be right around the corner and will get those addressed very soon.

Realtime Shipping Modules

UPS and FedEx realtime shipping rate modules have been released along with 1.0.3 and are available for purchase for $25 USD each.

It should be noted that these modules rely on a third-party service that can have availability issues. Should you choose to use them, be sure that you have a custom shipping method set in case the live estimates fail. Each requires access to the UPS and FedEx APIs. Documentation for getting your API access and setting the modules up for Shopp will be coming soon. USPS, Canada Post an AUPost are all on the list so look for those soon also.

Thanks for your patience with this release, and continued patience for any issues that may crop in this one. I’ll be working just as quickly as I can to get them addressed too.